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Del Mar, Encinitas & Carlsbad 11.9.2017

Courtney Tibbets

I planned by own wedding in 2007 and hired a wedding coordinator. After the wedding, I thought it was something I could do and decided to explore it more in 2008. The business snowballed while doing “day of coordination” and we are now based in both San Diego and Palm Springs and provide month of coordination, partial planning and full service planning for brides and grooms who desire a great party and guest experience. Read more>>

Sarah Joy Schmidt

After graduating with a degree in Interior Design from The Art Institute-San Diego, I found my first design client on Craigslist. I did everything from choosing paint colors to space planning. I even painted their home myself! Read more>>

Diana Benedek

I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and over the years found out that I was not only allergic to gluten, but I was also intolerant to corn, soy and pretty much all grains except for rice and I only felt better once I removed all ingredients from my diet. Read more>>

Eric Raftery

I have worked as a professional musician for over twenty five years. After earning a scholarship and Bachelor of Arts in Music from Northeastern Illinois University in 1998, I began traveling both nationally and internationally, singing and playing piano in a myriad of venues. Read more>>

Cathi Mangione and David Moyer

My wife Cathi and I have always been a team. So the best way to talk about our business is through both of our eyes. Both of our families have always been involved with music. We both come from musical families. Read more>>

Kimberly Rivas

A Wedding and Event Flower Company was created by florist Kimberly Rivas. Kim has been in the floral industry since the age of 16 years old. She has taught flower design classes through out the state of California and has designed destination weddings from Seattle, WA to Louisville, KY. Read more>>

Amanda and Chris Yunker

Luvie Creations is a family owned and operated entertainment company headquartered in San Diego, Ca. We were established in 2017 with the goal of bringing a unique, fun and economical event idea to our local community. How we came up with the name Luvie Creations is a neat story. Read more>>

Patricia Luti Telles

I was born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil. After getting my Bachelor Degree, I came to San Diego to learn English and met my Dutch husband, who was also a foreigner student. After traveling between Brazil and The Netherlands for a while, I moved to the The Netherlands and fast forward, learned Dutch, got a job, got married, got a house and 3 kids! Read more>>

Teresa Webb

We are a boutique-style rental company located in Murrieta in the heart of Southern California. I, Teresa, am the face of our rental business and my amazing husband Randy is my catch all, mover, builder and idea supporter. Read more>>

Brian Shuff

I began playing guitar at the age of 7, and this is where I instantly fell in love with the instrument. I loved the tones and sounds I was able to make with the guitar. This prompted me to start playing and performing with various bands and musicians throughout middle school and high school. Read more>>

Gardenia and Julian Isorena

It all started out when my kids, when they were little, wanted their birthday parties to be different and more interesting and fun. My insatiable love for arts and crafts steered me towards face painting. Around nine years ago, after a few brush strokes on paper, I decided to project my designs onto my kids’ faces at their birthday party. Read more>>

Lindsay Curtis

Having moved 5 times in 4 years, one of which was Transatlantic, we were on the move again! And I thought there had to be a better, more eco-friendly way of moving. And as Oprah says – I had my light bulb moment!! Why not rent out clean & sanitized eco-friendly moving boxes? Read more>>

Melanie Trehan

Staying abreast of new technologies in the beauty industry is a massive undertaking each year. We provide each and every year the latest in technologies. HD Beauty knows the importance of looking and feeling confident in your own skin every single day. Read more>>

Jason Kieffer

With an extraordinary expertise in holistic nutrition and prestigious degree from the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), Chef Kieffer has redefined the kitchen as a place of true healing from the tables of New York’s most esteemed restaurants to the world headquarter of Google and Microsoft and even into the intimate dining room of Forbes mega moguls. Read more>>

Amy Van Liew

Re-Engineering the Engineer! How I used my problem solving skills to find what I was meant to do at age 50. “Amy, you are really good at math and science you should become an engineer.” That’s what I heard throughout the end of my high school years. Yes I did excel in math and science but I wasn’t passionate about it. Read more>>

Janice Thompson

For 20 years I taught special needs teens at public high schools in Salt Lake City. I really loved working with this population….for about 16 or 17 of those years! I was getting burned out and was looking for something new to learn. Read more>>

Stephanie Rae

Pink Chique was started in 2006 by licensed Esthetician and Certified Makeup Artist, Stephanie Rae. Stephanie got her start in the entertainment world doing acting and print modeling. From her behind-the-scenes experiences, she discovered her passion for makeup artistry. Read more>>

Ashley Iverson

As a graduate from San Diego State University in business management, I see the value in customer service and pride myself in it being one of my strongest attributes. I am fortunate to absolutely love what I do and my guests happiness is my happiness. Read more>>

Mike Baltren

Owner Max Shank and I have known each other since ’06, coaching alongside each other at a different facility. In August of ’09 he knew about a training space that was opening up and we decided to try and start a gym. Read more>>

Daeson Sanchez-Kuster

7 LEAVES Remedy Cream™, a Releaf Cosmetics, Inc. brand was born when I sought to treat my wife’s pain and discomfort from osteoarthritis and the early stages of rheumatism. Her pain was so severe the doctors only wanted to prescribe heavy pain medications with strong side effects. Read more>>

Christine Ekeroth

I am a family/portrait and humanitarian photographer based in San Diego, California. Whether I’m photographing a family on one of San Diego’s beautiful beaches or serving in a remote village in Haiti, I am devoted to capturing and recording the beauty of this colorful life. Read more>>

Rick Carson

I’ve spent the last 20 years in the corporate world trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. Although I experienced success in the corporate setting, there was always something very unfulfilling for me in that environment. Read more>>

Dana Boyle

After graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology I embarked on a five year career in the fashion industry in NYC and LA. Then I made the switch to cosmetology and attended rhe Vidal Sassoon Academy in Santa Monica. Read more>>

Courtney Campbell

Courtney always knew exactly what she wanted out of life when it comes to cosmetology and that was to one day have her own salon where people could come and be who they are and leave feeling even more beautiful than when they first walked in. She graduated from beauty school at the age of 17 and hit the ground running. Read more>>

Tristan Quigley

My career in photography started back in college. I had taken numerous photography classes. At the time, I was wakeboarding for a living and really enjoyed photographing my friends out on the water and action sports in general. Read more>>

Alexander Lash

Together with my (now wife) Christiana Rivers, and friend Patrick Mercaldo, we founded Zen Garden Productions in 2014 while studying communications media and film at John Paul the Great Catholic University. The idea was to use our talents in digital media to provide the highest quality video content for mid-size and small business/organizations. Read more>>

Max Weiss

My father loved collecting photography. I liked seeing what he would purchase from famous photographers. I bought my first DSLR in 2009 and had a lot of friend and family support. Read more>>

Shem Gott

Wow, what a journey it has been! We started 5 years ago when I started making candles as a hobby. The first jars I used were empty baby food jars from my son Abraham (nickname Mr. B). Read more>>

Shelley Sass

I have been transforming interiors since 2000, and have personally had the exciting opportunity of overseeing the building of two of my very own family homes over the last 10 years, one in Australia and the other in San Diego. I have a valued team of trusted and reliable tradespeople that I work with on a continued basis. Read more>>

Chico Goff

Green Oak Ranch has a long history of helping people. The 140 acre valley first served as the home of the Kumeyaay and Luiseno Indian tribes, In the late, 1800’s the Butterfield Overland Stage Coach stopped in the in the lush oak field valley. Read more>>

Giovanni Benson

Started in the beauty industry thirty plus years ago. Always with the intent to provide the highest quality of services and products for our clients. Ten years ago we discovered organic hair products. At that time we committed to our concept of “Health and Beauty in balance”. Read more>>

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